The other day I received my weekly Toggl track report, and noticed I had worked "only" 38 hours that week. I was going to give myself a pat on my shoulder for finally making it under 40 hours. Then, it…
When Cal Newport's "A World Without Email" came out, it struck a chord with many knowledge workers. We feel bogged down by the neverending flow of emails. In fact, I often feel major dread at the end of a long…
For those who are getting started on the tenure track, developing good habits from the beginning can be crucial. I've identified a handful of habits that have served me during my TT years - and beyond. These habits come in…
I've developed a method over the years that works for me when I encounter a slump in my research, and I've been recommending this approach to others. There replies have been very enthusiastic. My recipe for coming out of a…
Continuing this series of good habits, I want to focus today on good habits that help post-docs to set up for success during their post-doc years and beyond. The post-doc years can look differently as a function of the project…
If you want to invest some time during your PhD (and preferably at the beginning of the PhD) to develop good habits, you will reap the benefits in the later years. I've identified the following habits as elements that will…
I recently received the following comment: My problem is that I can’t find a suitable subject for my thesis. Since the difficulty in defining a thesis subject is not uncommon, I am outlining here a few questions you can ask…
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
I'm in the Netherlands for a while. My childcare is limited to 9 hours so with my commute, I'm at work max 8 hours a day. Some days I do something additional at night after my daughter sleeps - but…
I recently received a question from an early career researcher who wanted to know how you can become a journal editor. Here are a few ways that are available: Apply when a position open: Some journals rotate their editorial board…
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